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November 19th, 2003 18:00
hiding wireless router name
I have a inspiron 5100 with the tm 1300 minipci wireless card and tm 2300 wireless router. I've been trying to find the setting so that my router doesn't advertise it's name to the whole world. I figure that would make is safer if other people couldn't find my router unless they specifically knew the router name. Does anyone know how I can do this?
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jsapyta
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November 19th, 2003 19:00
Okay go into router setup menu (http://192.168.2.1) then click the advance settings at the top, then put a CHECK in the hide my wireless network box.
if you want to make it more secure add WEP to your security.. I'm not sure how to do it.. I'm sure some one here will help.
Message Edited by jsapyta on 11-19-2003 03:22 PM
purrplexed
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November 19th, 2003 20:00
zma453
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November 20th, 2003 01:00
Thanks guys. I tried that and it works. Hopefully it won't raise new issues.
jpm121
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November 20th, 2003 03:00
Give WEP a pass and enable WPA for much better security against sniffers and such. The built-in help screen in the router explains it pretty well. You may need to update the driver for your wifi card to support WPA.
mod101
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November 21st, 2003 06:00
Message Edited by mod101 on 11-21-2003 03:03 AM